Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

Surcharged by the 'West Indian Press' 1878 (March 28): Provisional 1 d. on half 5 s. rose, perf. 15½ x 15, surcharge reading up, a used horizontal unsevered pair, left stamp showing '1' with straight serif (Type 3b) and right half showing '1' with curved serif (Type 3a), sharing small piece with June 1873 unsurcharged 5 s. dull rose tied by 'Barbados' bootheel duplex (March 31, 1878) in black. An extraordinary piece and extremely rare. Cert. RPSL (1960) Gi = £ 5'300.
Provenance: Collection Hodsell Hurlock, Harmers, London, 16-24 June 1958, lot 543.